Submitting an undertaking application to sponsor an orphaned minor

You must attach your payment to your application. Carefully verify the amount below to avoid having your application returned to you without being processed.

The fees to review your application are updated on January 1 of each year. Here are the fees charged to review an undertaking application effective January 1, 2024:

Sponsorship of a person: $319

Each additional person sponsored: $128

For example, to sponsor three persons: $575 ($319 + $128 + $128).

The fees must be paid:

• In full;
• In Canadian funds only;
• By you or a third party;
• When the application is deposited or mailed.

These fees are not refundable even if the application is rejected.

If the exact amount required is not provided, you will not be notified and your complete file will be returned to you by regular mail.

Accepted payment methods

You may pay by the following payment methods.

By credit card 

You must complete and sign the Payment by credit card (PDF 140 Kb) form and attach it to your application. Clearly indicate the amount payable on the form, or else it will be returned to you. In case of refusal of your credit card transaction, you will not be notified and your entire docket will be returned to you by regular mail.

By postal money order, cheque and bank draft

The following postal money orders, cheques and bank drafts are accepted: 

• Canada Post money order; 
• Bank draft drawn on a Canadian bank;
• Certified cheque drawn on a Canadian bank;
• Cheque issued by a foreign exchange dealer.

Postal money orders, cheques and bank drafts must:

• Be made out to:  Minister of Finance of Québec.
• Be mailed to the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration.
• Be identified with the applicant’s name in block letters on the back.

The following payment methods are not accepted:

• Payments in cash;
• Personal cheques;
• Traveller’s cheques.

You must mail your complete application in a single envelope. 

You must attach to your application:

• A copy of the letter or email you received from IRCC inviting you to continue your steps with the MIFI;
• All the required forms, including those that must be completed by the person you sponsor, duly completed and signed;
• Documents to be submitted in support of the undertaking application;
• The evaluation of your financial capacity, if applicable;
• The payment of the fees required to review your application.

Ensure you send a complete application to avoid it being returned to you unprocessed.

You must immediately notify the MIFI and IRCC if the family situation of the person you sponsor changes, for example in case of:

• Birth;
• Death;
• Separation. 

Note that the return of an incomplete application may generate significant delays in the processing of your application and result in additional mailing costs.

The following are the main causes of returning applications:

• Inappropriate IRCC letter;
• Undertaking form improperly completed or not signed; 
• Non-compliant payment or wrong amount;
• Absence of the Authorization for collection and communication of personal information form (PDF 107 Kb) (in French);
• Other unsigned missing documents or forms.